>If you hold software devs to the same standard, require them to sign off on projects and be criminally liable if it collapses later, you're going to create sho

>If you hold software devs to the same standard, require them to sign off on projects and be criminally liable if it collapses later, you're going to create shortage of such engineers, and would also give them immense power. They'd be more powerful than lawyers and politicians probably, given how much money is tied to software. I don't think anyone's arguing for the certification of every software developer. Just those who wish to become a professional engineer. A software engineer will then work on such projects and may even be the one to sign-off on it. They will be held to a higher account and be expected to produce robust, safe systems. All the things that come along with being a professional engineer. And just as it is in other fields, the majority of those employed are not engineers and will work on other projects. We're not talking about anything novel here; the approach would be similar to that of any other professional engineer.